Sharon Jayson. "Does 'Juno' show strength or glorify teen pregnancy?" USA Today. 2008. 28 January 2011. < http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-03-09-juno-pregnancy-main_N.htm>
In this article, the author presents different claims about teen pregnancy from experienced psychologists. One speculation is that the movie Juno has a negative influence on teenagers, mainly females. The movie creates an unrealistic portrait of how their lives might be if they were to become pregnant at young age. In many cases, young pregnant women do not have a supportive family like Juno does. A majority choose to keep their children instead of putting them up for adoption, causing many hardships on both the mother and child. "Less than 2% of teens place their babies up for adoption. The vast majority keep them. We have large numbers of teen mothers, whereas in an earlier time, we had large numbers of married teen mothers." (Jayson 1). Another claim is that the movie creates a sense of empowerment for young teenagers. "In very traditional values, there are absolutes and no gray areas. It's either right or wrong. What's being represented here in the popular culture is that there are gray areas and no absolutes. Young people recognize and understand that." (Jayson 1). This suggests that young women learn from the move, being less likely to engage in sexual activity. The two outlooks on the topic allow the reader to look at the full picture before making a decision. It is not a biased article and will contribute to my research paper by providing multiple viewpoints on the subject.
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